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martin fletcher fletcher joins us from tel aviv, israel with the details. martin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's all quiet. a couple of sirens went off but no rockets have been fired. so far the cease fire is holding about 14 hours after it went into effect at 9:00 local time last night. there were great celebrations in gaza last night, as you mentioned, celebrations by the palestinians, what they perceive as their victory over israel. in israel, no such scenes at all. there was no celebrations at all. here, there's a sense there's nothing much to celebrate. the question, as you mentioned, will the cease-fire hold. even defense minister said he does expect the agreement to be honored. on past experience, it could be a short term cease-fire, waiting to see. we have heard the israeli army is beginning a drawdown of its army reserve troops at the border they're be waiting to see if the cease-fire does last. the schools have resumed operations in the south. all schools win 25 miles of the border last week have been closed and still haven't
martin fletcher fletcher joins us from tel aviv, israel with the details. martin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's all quiet. a couple of sirens went off but no rockets have been fired. so far the cease fire is holding about 14 hours after it went into effect at 9:00 local time last night. there were great celebrations in gaza last night, as you mentioned, celebrations by the palestinians, what they perceive as their victory over israel. in israel, no such scenes at...
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martin fletcher live for us this morning from tel aviv. thank you. >>> susan rice speaks out for the first time since calling the attack on benghazi spontaneous. she said she relied solely on evidence from the intelligence community and she reacted to criticism from senator john mccain. >> have great respect for senator mccain and his service to our country. i always have and i always will. i do think some of the statements he's made about me have been unfounded but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him. >>> meanwhile, in new york city, thanksgiving is already under way. jay gray is with us along the parade route of the 86th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. all right, jay, what are you up to now? >> reporter: good morning. you can see the floats lined up behind me on 77. what you see first is hello kitty, one of the newest floats, along with papa smurf. the balloons are lined up. if we come back to street level, you can see the floats lined up as well. everybody is ready to g
martin fletcher live for us this morning from tel aviv. thank you. >>> susan rice speaks out for the first time since calling the attack on benghazi spontaneous. she said she relied solely on evidence from the intelligence community and she reacted to criticism from senator john mccain. >> have great respect for senator mccain and his service to our country. i always have and i always will. i do think some of the statements he's made about me have been unfounded but i look...
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greg fletcher has worked at walmart for six years, said his hours have been cut, making it hard to make ends meet. >> after all these attempts, they continued to retaliate, to threaten people's jobs, to lower their hours, lower their pay. >> reporter: walmart is downplaying the protests, saying it only expects a handful. >> this is the super bowl of retail, this is the big day. >> reporter: the company has filed a complaint with the national labor relations board, accusing the united food and commercial workers union of unlawfully interfering, even though it doesn't represent walmart employees. >> we think our workers are getting really bad advice from the unions. while they do have rights and we respect those rights, there are some actions that we will take if people don't follow our company policies. >> reporter: now, walmart insists it does have a plan in place for black friday. the company employs 1.4 million associates in the u.s. it's unclear how many of them would participate in any picketing. and how it will influence all those shoppers looking for their holiday bargains. >> kri
greg fletcher has worked at walmart for six years, said his hours have been cut, making it hard to make ends meet. >> after all these attempts, they continued to retaliate, to threaten people's jobs, to lower their hours, lower their pay. >> reporter: walmart is downplaying the protests, saying it only expects a handful. >> this is the super bowl of retail, this is the big day. >> reporter: the company has filed a complaint with the national labor relations board,...
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in ramallah, nbc's martin fletcher. >> reporter: this is a great personal triumph, but what the people here most want is real change on the ground, and that won't happen without direct face to face negotiations with israel. >> reporter: israel, having just gone through eight days of conflict with gaza, strongly objected, arguing that palestinians must first recognize their right to exist. before gaining new rights at the u.n. >> the world awaits for president abbas to speak the truth about peace, that can only be achieved through negotiations, by recognizing israel as a jewish state >> reporter: palestinians hope today's vote will strengthen their hands in future peace talks. but the u.s. argued that it could set them back. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. >> reporter: still, peace talks have gone nowhere for years, critics say partly because washington has not pushed both sides hard enough. >> the peace process yielded by the united states has helped nothing for the palestinians. at the end of the day, this is about
in ramallah, nbc's martin fletcher. >> reporter: this is a great personal triumph, but what the people here most want is real change on the ground, and that won't happen without direct face to face negotiations with israel. >> reporter: israel, having just gone through eight days of conflict with gaza, strongly objected, arguing that palestinians must first recognize their right to exist. before gaining new rights at the u.n. >> the world awaits for president abbas to speak...
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martin fletcher joins me on the phone. what do we know why the sirens are going off? >> we're not clear, to be honest. with the sirens some drama all over tel aviv and some -- there have been reports of rockets falling in the tel aviv area and in south tel aviv but we haven't confirmation of that yet. sirens in tel aviv put a lot of people into panic. i can tell you, in our small building here, people running up and down the stares into the bomb shelters. the fact is anytime people have been killed in these situations, it's because they didn't do what they were told, didn't go to the bomb shelter. today, three israeli citizens were killed in a town. the reason they were killed they went to the sirens ounded, they went to the balcony instead of the safe area and they were killed in that way. when there's a siren, you need to run for it. >> tell everybody the last time -- how often or last time do you recall from your reporting, through your life there, the sirens going off? >> reporter: 1991. when the iraq sending scuds into tel aviv. i believe -- i believe that was th
martin fletcher joins me on the phone. what do we know why the sirens are going off? >> we're not clear, to be honest. with the sirens some drama all over tel aviv and some -- there have been reports of rockets falling in the tel aviv area and in south tel aviv but we haven't confirmation of that yet. sirens in tel aviv put a lot of people into panic. i can tell you, in our small building here, people running up and down the stares into the bomb shelters. the fact is anytime people have...
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martin fletchers live in tel aviv. good day. any blairing of sirens or quiet of late? >> reporter: good morning. it's been very quiet. there were two sirens, alarm that went off earlier this morning, turned out they were believed to be false alarms. so far, so good. the cease-fire went into effect at 9:00 local time last night, which is about 17 hours ago, and it's pretty quiet. of course a cause for celebration for the palestinians who are celebrating in great style last night when the cease-fire announced shooting guns into the air, going into the streets, thousands declaring victory over israel. a different scene here in israel. there was empty streets, quiet, a sense here there's nothing much to celebrate. the israeli defense minister said this is a cease-fire that he believes will be recognized and enforced but also said, judging by experience, it may not last very long. that's what we have here in israel. skepticism about the cease-fire. great hope it will last. another development this morning, the israelis on the west bank arrested about 55 members of the hamas
martin fletchers live in tel aviv. good day. any blairing of sirens or quiet of late? >> reporter: good morning. it's been very quiet. there were two sirens, alarm that went off earlier this morning, turned out they were believed to be false alarms. so far, so good. the cease-fire went into effect at 9:00 local time last night, which is about 17 hours ago, and it's pretty quiet. of course a cause for celebration for the palestinians who are celebrating in great style last night when the...
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that's her alongside the replica. 42 years old, she often told reporters she was related to fletcher christian, the sailor blamed for leading the on ship. she won a job as a deckhand just last spring. on her facebook page and on twitter, she was clearly thrilled with her new job. she said, i am in love with my ship, bounty. russell, richard and bet, claudine all lived life to its fullest, all died far too soon. >> late word tonight that the coast guard has suspended the search for the captain of that ship. we also want to correct a mistake we made last night while honoring the victims of the storm. lauren abraham was a makeup artist. we showed the wrong picture last night. police say she was killed when she stepped on a downed power line outside of her home. she was just 23 years old. we honor her and all of those who lost their lives. for information about how you can help the victims, go to cnn.com/impact. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] one in four americans can't sleep. are you one of them? drink dream water, the natural, fast acting sleep aid that helps you wake refreshe
that's her alongside the replica. 42 years old, she often told reporters she was related to fletcher christian, the sailor blamed for leading the on ship. she won a job as a deckhand just last spring. on her facebook page and on twitter, she was clearly thrilled with her new job. she said, i am in love with my ship, bounty. russell, richard and bet, claudine all lived life to its fullest, all died far too soon. >> late word tonight that the coast guard has suspended the search for the...
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co-captain london fletcher said shanahan was a proven winner and is not the type of person to give up on a season. signs of hope coming from the nhl as the lockout now enters day 53. negotiations between the league and the players association lasted more than seven hours. it went so well that both sides agreed to return for more talks today. nobody is sharing the details, but it is the second round of talks in four days now. cameras often catch presidential candidates paying surprise visits to restaurants when they're out on the campaign trail. >> mitt romney and paul ryan stopped for a little fast food, and now we know what they prefer at wendy's. >> a quarter pounder without cheese. we're tofplge i'll pay your way. >> yeah, i'll do a number one with everything on it, with cheese. >> all right he did order a side salad there after placing his order. romney talked with one of the restaurant's supervisors by phone, saying they picked wendy's because it began in ohio. there's a thought process behind every decision on the campaign trail. >> there is no stone left unturned when it comes
co-captain london fletcher said shanahan was a proven winner and is not the type of person to give up on a season. signs of hope coming from the nhl as the lockout now enters day 53. negotiations between the league and the players association lasted more than seven hours. it went so well that both sides agreed to return for more talks today. nobody is sharing the details, but it is the second round of talks in four days now. cameras often catch presidential candidates paying surprise visits to...
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martin fletcher is standing by now in tel aviv. what's the feeling there today 20 hours after the cease-fire? are people feeling good about this? describe that. >> reporter: to be honest, alex, i don't think people are feeling too bad about it. i think they are very, very glad that the ground invasion did not take place for 30,000 army reservists. another 45,000 ready to be caught up, if necessary. they are very happy to avoid the invasion and the loss of life. and there is a sense here that we wouldn't have achieved much because the only way is this solution to israel's point of view is through peace or through a mighty knockout blow against the islamic militant organization in gaza. that is not going to happen neither will the former. so it is a stalemate situation on both sides and the short-term solution now, the band-aid of a temporary cease-fire, is seeing the sight that cannot be enforced in the long-term. we are waiting for something else to happen in the near future. alex? >> some of the reservists, we know they are being
martin fletcher is standing by now in tel aviv. what's the feeling there today 20 hours after the cease-fire? are people feeling good about this? describe that. >> reporter: to be honest, alex, i don't think people are feeling too bad about it. i think they are very, very glad that the ground invasion did not take place for 30,000 army reservists. another 45,000 ready to be caught up, if necessary. they are very happy to avoid the invasion and the loss of life. and there is a sense here...
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we have two reports this morning from martin fletcher in tel aviv and richard engel in gaza. martin, tell us the latest. >> reporter: lester, good morning. there's been an incredible ramping up of violence this morning. the israelis have already had 200 separate air strikes against palestinian targets in gaza. they've changed the kind of targets they're attacking, not just the rocket infrastructure they've seen in the last few days, but attacking hamas sim bols of power. they attacked the prime minister's office this morning, flattened it completely. that's the building where the prime minister met the egyptian foreign minister yesterday. that building now flattened. they also attacked the police headquarters, which is a huge building in the center of gaza. there was a huge blaze there. windows were smashed in buildings nearby. both attacks happened early in the morning, so the israelis at least say nobody was inside the buildings. other buildings were also attacked, police buildings, smuggling tunnels, and the palestinians have said this morning that ten palestinians were ki
we have two reports this morning from martin fletcher in tel aviv and richard engel in gaza. martin, tell us the latest. >> reporter: lester, good morning. there's been an incredible ramping up of violence this morning. the israelis have already had 200 separate air strikes against palestinian targets in gaza. they've changed the kind of targets they're attacking, not just the rocket infrastructure they've seen in the last few days, but attacking hamas sim bols of power. they attacked the...
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we want to go to nbc's martin fletcher in tel aviv with the latest. marten? >> reporter: israel and palestinians are on the edge of a war, a war that neither side wants but looks increasingly possible. israeli warplanes are continuing their attacks inside gaza against militant leaders of hamas. they've been targeting just as significantly the weapons stockpiles, the rocket stockpiles that hamas has in gaza, in particular the long-range rockets that threaten israeli cities as far north as tel aviv. the israelis say they've managed to eliminate that threat, but there was a report earlier that hamas had, in fact, fired a rocket against tel aviv. the one rocket did get through. it hit the southern israeli town. three israelis were killed. about 150 rockets have been fired from gaza today alone. israeli's homemade antirocket defense system managed to knock out about 50 of those. as i say, one got through, killing three israelis. now, the israelis say they will continue their attacks in gaza as long as it takes. and the defense minister said israel will do anything
we want to go to nbc's martin fletcher in tel aviv with the latest. marten? >> reporter: israel and palestinians are on the edge of a war, a war that neither side wants but looks increasingly possible. israeli warplanes are continuing their attacks inside gaza against militant leaders of hamas. they've been targeting just as significantly the weapons stockpiles, the rocket stockpiles that hamas has in gaza, in particular the long-range rockets that threaten israeli cities as far north as...
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ambassador lord earned a ba from yale and a ma from fletcher. he received honorary degrees from the state department and the defense department outstanding performance award. to my far left is christopher hill. christopher hill served as assistant secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs from 2005 to 2009 for president george w. bush and president obama. he's dean of the justice school of international studies a denver university. ambassador hill is career member of the foreign service. prior amoinment include u.s. ambassador to iraq from 2009 to 2010 and u.s. ambassador to public of korea. on february 1, 2005, he was named as head of the u.s. delegation to the sixth party talks on the north korea nuclear issue. previously ambassador hill served as u.s. ambassador to poland from 2000 to 2004 u.s. ambassador to republican mass done ya from 'the 96 to '99 and special envoy from '98 to 99. he serves a special assistant to the president and senior directer for southeast european affairs on the national security counsel. ambassador hill r
ambassador lord earned a ba from yale and a ma from fletcher. he received honorary degrees from the state department and the defense department outstanding performance award. to my far left is christopher hill. christopher hill served as assistant secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs from 2005 to 2009 for president george w. bush and president obama. he's dean of the justice school of international studies a denver university. ambassador hill is career member of the foreign...
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nbc's martin fletcher is on the west bank in ramallah with more. martin, good day to you. >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. well, it's a grim moment here at yasser arafat's shrine in ramallah, scientists picking through the bones of the palestinians' legendary leader. specimens will then be taken to lack labs in russia, france, and switzerland to try to solve the enduring mystery of his death. was yasser arafat murdered? hidden behind the wall of blue tarpaulin investigators exhume the the body of yasser arafat this morning. he was buried in a frenzy of grief eight years ago. at rest in this shrine in ramallah ever since. revered by his people as a freedom fighter, and reviled by others as a terrorist. the last time a frail arafat was seen in public, he flew for treatment to paris. there he died in his hospital bed. cause of dead, never made public. his wife kept the medical report private, and rumors flew. he died of aids. he was murdered, poisoned. >> each one of us want to know the truth. what killed yasser arafat? we're obsessed about thi
nbc's martin fletcher is on the west bank in ramallah with more. martin, good day to you. >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. well, it's a grim moment here at yasser arafat's shrine in ramallah, scientists picking through the bones of the palestinians' legendary leader. specimens will then be taken to lack labs in russia, france, and switzerland to try to solve the enduring mystery of his death. was yasser arafat murdered? hidden behind the wall of blue tarpaulin investigators exhume...